Saturday, September 09, 2006
Famous Vegetarians
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"The thinking [person] must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another..."- Albert Schweitzer
"Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity"-George Bernard Shaw
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Vegetarians Are In Good Company
Many of history's greatest thinkers were vegetarian: Albert Einstein, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Mohandas Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, Henry David Thoreau, Leonardo Da Vinci, Plato, Leo Tolstoy, Pythagoras, among others . You can read about some of these, and other famous vegetarians in Famous Vegetarians & Their Favorite Recipes, by Rynn Berry, published 1999, by Pythagorean Publishers, New York.
Hitler, despite a widely held myth, was not vegetarian.
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"If a Man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals."-Albert Einstein
.....for the sake of a little flesh we deprive [animals] of sun, of light, of the duration of life to which they are entitled by birth and being."-Plutarch
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."-Gandhi
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How Vegetarians Help Alleviate World Hunger
"A vegetarian Diet can feed sinnificantly more people that a meat-centered diet. More that 840 million people in the world are malnourished, yet over 70 percent of the U.S. grain harvest and 80 percent of its corn harvest is fed to farmed animals. The grain consumed by animals could feed 800 million hungry people, according to Cornell University reasearch."-from , Veg For Life, a pamphlet published by Farm Sanctuary, P.O. Box 150, Waltkins Glen, NY 14891-0150 (visit www.vegforlife.org).
Quinoa Casserole
Serves 4
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) is a delicately flavored grain, native to South America. It is high in protein. Quinoa can be found in most natural food stores.
Quinoa is coated with a bitter substance, and must be rinsed in a strainer, under warm running water for one minute. Since quinoa is a tiny grain, it may be necessary to line the strainer with several layers of cheese cloth.
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 medium mild onion, chopped
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup quinoa, rinsed in a strainer under warm running water for 1 minute (see above)
5 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (not the oil- packed kind)
2 cups hot vegetable broth (you can buy this in natural food stores)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste, optional)
1/2 cup chopped, roasted cashews
In a Dutch oven, saute the garlic and onion in the canola oil until the onion is transparent, but not browned.
To the Dutch oven, add all other ingredients except the salt and cashews. Stir. Bring to a boil, cover tightly, reduce heat to low and simmer until the liquid is absorbed (about 45 minutes), stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat, let stand covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Taste for seasonings, and add salt if needed. Stir in the cashews.
Serve hot or at room temperature, with a green salad. Quinoa casserole can also be used as a stuffing for vegetables, such as pepper, squash, etc.
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